Improved compound tor the cure of dropsy



i i1, fittest game Mina CONRAD BROWN, OF NEW ALBANY, INDIANA.

Letters Patent No. 83,249, dated October 20, 1868. v

IMPROVED COMPOUND FOR THE CURE OF DROPSY.

Toall whom it may concern Be it kn0wn that I, CONRAD Bnown, of New A1- bany, in the county of Floyd, and in the State of Indiana, have invented a certain new and useful Compound for CuringvDropsy; and do hereby declare "that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

The nature of my invention consists in the preparation of a compound, which, when taken by perspns afiiicted with the dropsy, will effectually cure them, without resorting to the usual mode of tapping the water.

It is well known that, even by tapping the water from patieutsafflicted with this disease, it only affords sea-onions, half ounce; parsley-root, two ounces; garden-radish, two ounces; hucklebenies, one and a half ounce; watermelon-seed, two ounces; green tea, quartcr ounce black tea, h'alf ounce; lungwort, half ouncr.

All these ingredients are compounded together in a stone vessel or jar. Then 1et it stand about twentyfour hours in awarm place, until a decootion is made. It is then strained and bottled, ready for use.

Dose, for an adult, one gill; and for children, according to age and size. This should be taken half an hour before meal-time, and only three times per day, viz, morning, noon, and night.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A compound, or medicine, composed of the abovementioned ingredients, and used substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, 1 have hereunto set my hand, this 2d day of September, 1868.

CONRAD BROWN.

Witnesses E. Q. NAGHEL, CHARLES VAN DUSEN. 

